The Labor Federal Government is reportedly in the advanced stages of instituting a price cap on domestic gas as it tries to put downward pressure …
October 2022 Electricity Market Review
On October 31, the National Energy Market registered the biggest daily drop in futures prices in its history. Just 16 days before, the NEM had …
September 2022 Electricity Market Review
The energy markets offered mixed news last month as futures contracts continued the sharp upward trend established in August. In better news, spot prices continued …
August 2022 Electricity Market Review
Futures contract prices performed an abrupt u-turn at the start of August, dashing hopes from the previous month that the energy price crisis might be …
July 2022 Electricity Market Review
After another month of record high electricity prices, the final days of July brought a glimmer of hope that pressures on the energy market may …
June 2022 Electricity Market Review
After months of pressure, Australia’s national electricity market imploded this month. With all NEM regions bar Tasmania breaching their cumulative price thresholds, AEMO instigated an …
May 2022 Electricity Market Review
Australia is feeling the pinch of the global energy crisis with soaring fuel prices sending wholesale electricity prices skyrocketing. We have never seen futures contracts …
April 2022 Electricity Market Review
Futures prices in the April 2022 energy market have been on a wild ride with record highs and sharp reversals making it hard to keep …
March 2022 Electricity Market Review
What a difference 12 months can make. This time last year the NEM was enjoying the lowest prices on record, thermal generators were threatening to …
The historical role of coal in Australia and the National Energy Grid
Australia has really started to open the throttle to accelerate the transition to renewable energy as we try to reach net zero emissions to combat …